Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has accused outside actors of instigating a recent insurgent offensive spearheaded by Islamist militants including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). This comes as HTS took control of Aleppo and Russia started removing ships from its naval base in Tartus. Meanwhile, Syrian forces are receiving reinforcements to counter the militant advances.
The Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova blamed outside actors for instigating a recent sweeping insurgent offensive, after Islamist militants spearheaded by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took control of the city of Aleppo at the weekend in a shock advance.that Russia has begun removing ships from its naval base in Tartus. Militia forces spearheaded by HTS are engaged in fierce confrontations with Syrian army forces 50 miles away outside the provincial capital of Hama.
The insurgents’ sudden sweeping takeover of territory in the north-west, which Zakharova described as “an audacious act,” marked the largest challenge to Assad’s rule in years, and the first time in over a decade of civil war in Syria that the entire city of Aleppo is apparently under full opposition control.
Moscow will bolster forces in Syria using private military companies expected to arrive in Syria, according to HUR. It anticipated these forces are likely to be drawn from Russia’s Africa Corps, a mercenary force that is a rebranded version of the state-funded Wagner group militia.
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